A New England metro located about an hour north of Boston has retained its title as the nation’s top affordable housing market for the second quarter in a row.

Manchester-Nashua , NH, once again clinched the No. 1 spot in the Fall 2025 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking, owing to the metro’s strong demand, quick sales pace, and significant price growth compared with last year.

“Consistently among the nation’s hottest housing markets, Manchester–Nashua continues to balance desirability with relative value,” says Realtor.com senior economic research analyst Hannah Jones.

The quarterly ranking assesses the 200 most populous metros as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau , weighing real estate demand, housing inventory, median days on the market, median price trends,

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